Lightsey v. State

Appellant, Dewey Lightsey, was charged by information with grand larceny of an airboat owned by the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Department. He was tried by a jury and convicted. The trial judge adjudged him guilty and sentenced him to three years in state prison. On this appeal, appellant complains that his case was prejudiced by the state’s failure to disclose the name of one of its witnesses until the day of trial. We agree and reverse for a new trial.

Despite a defense demand for the names of all witnesses, made pursuant to Fla.R.Crim.P. 3.220, the state did not disclose the name of Gerald…